The commission is tasked with investigating the criteria for
the treatment and monitoring of nonviolent offenders with substance addictions,
and to further expand effective evidence based treatment programs.
“As a member of the Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse
and Treatment Options in the Commonwealth, I have spent the greater part of
this year hearing about the devastating effects this disease has had on
countless families across Massachusetts,” said Senator Ross. “What we need is
effective methods of treatment for these individuals, and I am proud to be able
to work with this commission to make this a reality for them.”
The commission was established in the substance abuse
recovery bill, signed into law in August. The law was built off of
recommendations by the Senate Special Committee on Drug Abuse and Treatment
Options, which Senator Ross was appointed to in January. Senator Ross also
serves on the Joint Committees on the Judiciary, Public Safety, and Mental
Health and Substance Abuse.
